A minor earthquake magnitude 2.93 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Honoka’a in Hawaii. Exact location of event, longitude -155.5534973 West, latitude 20.1033325 North, depth = 24.15 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: hv71156146. Id of event: hv71156146. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 24.15 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/09/19 / 2019-09-29 10:06:45 / September 29, 2019 @ 10:06 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 00:06:45 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Hilo (c. 43 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kailua (c. 12 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Kalaoa (c. 9 600 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Waimea (c. 9 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Hōlualoa (c. 8 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kailua, Hōlualoa, Hilo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 8 km WNW of Honoka’a, Hawaii.
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